Herrington: As Grizzlies return for a big homestand, they’ve earned a little belief
Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns, Sunday, Jan. 7, in Phoenix. (Rick Scuteri/AP Photo)
Chris Herrington
Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He and his wife have two kids and, for reasons that sometimes elude him, three dogs.
“If clawing back into the postseason still seemed daunting even with Ja Morant back, it seems like something more than a long shot with him gone again. But there are reasons to believe, right?”
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